Pronunciation: ['kloy]
Definition: (1) To oversatiate with rich food, to overfeed, to cause nausea by overfeeding with delicious, rich food; (2) to oversatiate with anything otherwise pleasant to point it becomes unpleasant.
Usage: We meet today's word often as "a cloying odor" in our reading, indicating an odor that is slightly nauseous. "Jade" is another verb indicating displeasure at a surfeit, but this verb suggests boredom (not nausea) from repetition of a trivial task. The adjective is "cloying" and the adverb, "cloyingly."
Suggested Usage: Begin by using today's word to refer to that discomfort brought on by overeating, "Mother dear, the meal was delicious but please do not cloy me with yet another serving." Then move on to metaphorical flights like, "Alicia, you cannot cloy me with your presence; can I see you again tomorrow?" Do not forget the implication of nausea associated with this word, "The speech of our 22-million-dollar-a-year president was cloyed with insincere references to the work force and its importance to the company."
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